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Helminth parasites of the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) (Aves, Sturnidae), an invasive bird in Argentina
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2014-05Registro en:
Valente, Romina; Ibañez, Lucía Mariel; Lorenti, Eliana Andrea; Fiorini, Vanina Dafne; Montalti, Diego; et al.; Helminth parasites of the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) (Aves, Sturnidae), an invasive bird in Argentina; Springer; Parasitology Research; 113; 7; 5-2014; 2719-2724
0932-0113
Autor
Valente, Romina
Ibañez, Lucía Mariel
Lorenti, Eliana Andrea
Fiorini, Vanina Dafne
Montalti, Diego
Diaz, Julia Inés
Resumen
The aim of this work is to contribute to the knowledge of gastrointestinal parasites of the European starling Sturnus vulgaris, an invasive bird from Argentina. Seventy-six birds were collected during the spring of 2007 and were examined for helminths. Six parasite species were found: one trematoda of the Echinostoma revolutum group, four nematodes (Synhimantus nasuta, Microtetrameres sp., Pterothominx exilis, and Ornithocapillaria ovopunctata), and one acanthocephalan (Plagiorhynchus cylindraceus). All species found have been recorded in Eurasia and/or North America previously, although present reports enlarge their geographical distribution. As expected in an invasive host, the parasite community shows much lower species richness (n = 6) than those observed in their native area (79 and 35 in the Eurasia and North America, respectively).